1.1.5 Size & Mass of Atoms

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    • Which particles within an atom have a relative mass of 1?
      Protons and neutrons.
    • Almost the whole mass of an atom is concentrated where?
      The nucleus.
    • How is the size of an atom determined?
      Atomic size is determined by the distance between the nucleus and the outermost electron shell.
    • Electrons have virtually no what?
      Mass.
    • What does the atomic number tell you?
      The number of protons in an atom.
    • What does the mass number tell you?
      The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus.
    • How do you work out how many neutrons are in an atom?
      Mass number - atomic number.
    • What is the radius of an atom?
      0.1 nanometres.
    • What are isotopes?
      Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.
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